Comment by frmorrison

BTW, this item is currently the best raid caster dps helm (although Tier 6 may beat it, but those items are not in-game yet)

Comment by Vrtsman

So to make it, you need to have BoP pattern which has BoP mats.

So, how can one acquire this if your not lucky enough to get this drop?

Comment by Astralen

Its quite a pity that the bonus only applies to those who have Tailoring as a proffession. They are quite expensive to make for a non-tailor.

Comment by galzohar

For fireball 5% proc that lasts for 10 seconds is like having the +damage active 0.05*3 % of the time. So the set bonus is worth 13.8 spell damage with fireball and double that with arcane blast or scorch spammage.Also this set is by far the best caster DPS set available. Even T5 headpiece is only worth wearing with the 5% chance to cast next spell in 1/2 time, and even then due to the requirement of the gem the DPS you're going to lose by using more purple (or blue) gems than orange (or yellow) gems is going to make the T5 headpiece just not good enough at least if you're a tailor for the set bonus. I mathed T5 to be worth about 7 more spell damage with the meta compared to spellstrike hood assuming it makes you lose the set bonus which is worth 13.8 damage, while every item that I would see myself using would have a yellow socket for every blue socket so if you get the socket bonus they cancel eachother, and if you give up the socket bonus you should be putting all red gems anyway which again does nothing to enable the meta gem. And with any other meta gem T4/5 headpieces plain suck compared to spellstrike.

Comment by tgreenwa

Barely better than wearing evokers helm of second sight and probably not worth the cost imho. Even the legs arent much better than Devil-Stitched.

Comment by Aisenfaire

Pretty easy to get, if you're willing to farm for it.

Farm for primal air and fire on the elemental plateau, primal mana in Netherstorm, primal water in the lake near Shattrath, and buy the primal earth from AH (you could also farm this in the plateau/ Netherstorm, but why bother since it's only about 5g?).

Collect the spellcloth (make/ buy/ trade for it), then find a tailor who has the nether and the pattern. The usual charge is around 200g.

Comment by Phioner

Im a spellcloth tailor, and to get this took overall three * reset time for cloths, 4days. So I got this in 12 days. Primal mights are pretty easy to grind in that time also.

This is pretty nice for a mage, went right after I got the whole set into Black Morass. In every riftkeeper this setbonus procced once or twice. Easily when you are making scorch debuffs.

The only thing I miss in this is a metagem slot. But it's really good anyway.

Comment by whatitdo

It's a big shame that such an awesome helm was made to look SOOO stupid.

What is it with Blizzard? Spellstrike hood, Spellfire vest? Ugh.

Comment by lebran

Does the set bonus proc with DoTs? Cause if it doesn't having this set with my lock has almost no reason except direct/semidirect spells (shadowbolt, shadowburn, immolate... etc)

Comment by nickolina

These are amazing really for the price. They sell for about 1000-1200g on my server, and considering how easy cash is to get these days they are worth every copper.

Shadow Priest, Warlocks or Mages tbh, imba..

Comment by Vulcanes

how good is this set for balance druids?Im new to balance gear and I would like to know if this is worth the money/time for a balance druid. (no tailoring)

Comment by Jaxthegreat

How often does this proc? say -- out of ten ?

Comment by archeronx

*Drools* I really want this hood. IMO Getting the spellstrikeset+spellfire set is a real good combo for fire mages atleast

Motes:Mana, Netherstorm, Mana wraiths or Mana Stalkers drop them really often.Fire: Elemental place in Nagrand or in Blades Edge Mountains (volcano near the entrance to Netherstorm) Water: Zangarmarsh, The lagoon. Kill the eels. They drop them alot.Earth: IMO you should buy this on AH:P Since the price is really low.. On my server its 3g per primal earth:P

And be ready to tip the tailor. Some servers you might get as lucky as getting a primal nether for 50g.

Comment by revive

not a bad hood, but it will cost you 800+ gold to get it crafted which is kind of a waste seeing the Hood of Hexing from ZA is twice as good and you can get from a drop (or buy from top guilds for 500g, which is cheaper than spellstrike hood anyway).

Comment by jybye

I am pretty sure that this is better... but i was wondering whether or not this would be better than Merciless Gladiator's Felweave Cowl for a raiding warlock?

Comment by Drasnia

Breakdown of materials, since I always have a few of one thing and can never get the maths right on the rest ;)This is the same for the leggings.